Agenda and decisions

Members are reminded of their responsibility to declare any pecuniary interest in respect of matters contained in this agenda.

If you have a pecuniary interest you must withdraw from the meeting. Normally you should leave the room before the business starts to be discussed. You do, however, have the same right to speak as a member of the public and may remain in the room to enable you to exercise that right and then leave immediately. In either case you must not seek to improperly influence a decision on the matter.

Approved.

Members of the public who have requested the opportunity to ask question(s) on any item(s) on the agenda will have three minutes to put their question(s) to the relevant Councillor. Members of the public will be allowed to ask one short supplementary question.

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To receive the report of the Returning Officer.

That the report be noted.

To formally elect the Mayor of the Borough for 2023/24.

That Councillor Tommy Gray be elected as the Mayor of the Borough for 2023/24.

To formally elect the Deputy Mayor of the Borough for 2023/24.

That Councillor Gordon France be formally elected as the Deputy Mayor of the Borough for 2023/24.

The Retiring Mayor will receive tributes following her year in office.

To receive a report of the Executive Leader.

That the Executive Cabinet appointments for 2023/24 be noted. 

To approve the appointment of Members of the Council to Committees, Working Groups, etc for 2023/24.

1.         The allocation of committee places in accordance with the Political Balance Rules as set out in the report be approved.

2.         The Members, Chairs and Vice Chairs for the committees set out in the appendix to the report be appointed for the period of twelve months until the first business meeting of the Council in May 2024.

To approve the appointment of Members on outside bodies for 2023/24.

That the appointment of Members of the Council to represent the Authority on outside bodies in 2023/24 be approved.

To note the programme of Council Meetings for 2023/24:

·                18 Jul 2023

·                19 Sep 2023

·                21 Nov 2023

·                30 Jan 2024

·                27 Feb 2024

·                16 Apr 2024

·                14 May 2024

That the programme of Council Meetings for 2023/24 be noted.

To receive and consider the report of the Director of Communities. 

1.         To receive the grant amount of £640,000 as per the details within the report and create an expenditure budget to administer the grant.

2.         To proceed to develop a delivery plan which reflects specific criteria set out in the government guidance published to allocate and administer the grant.

To receive and consider the report of the Director of Communities. 

1.         To receive the funding allocation of £109,750 and create a budget to allocate the funding.

2.         To receive subsequent grant funding allocations and create an equivalent level of budget to allocate the funding.

To receive and consider the report of the Chief Executive.

That the proposed changes to the director structure approve for consultation in line with the council’s Change Policy.